Quilting-frame.



No. 655,557. Patented Aug. 7, I900. A. D. MDYE.

QUILTING FRAME.

(Applicntion filed Oqt. 8, 1897. Renewsd June 26, 1900.)

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDRE N D. MOYE, OF VJRIGI-ITSVILLE, GEORGIA.

QUILTING-=FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 655,567, dated August'7, 1900.

Application filed October 8, 1897. Renewed June 26, 1900.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, ANDREWD. Move, a citizen of the United States,residing at IVrightsville, in the county of Johnson and State ofGeorgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inQuilting-Frames; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements inquilting-frames; and the novelty resides in the peculiar combinationsand the construction and arrangement of parts, all as more fullyhereinafter described and then particularly pointed out in the claim.

My invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which,with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of myimproved quilting-frame shown holding the quilt in a taut relation inreadiness for the quilting operation. Fig. 2 is an end elevation showingthe quilting-frame folded. ,Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on line 3 3of Fig. 2, showing the relative arrangement of the parts.

Reference now being bad to the details of the drawings by letter, A Adesignate the legs of the frame, which are pivoted together by means ofa bolt B at substantiallythe longitudinal center of the said legs, andat the upper ends of each of said legs are carried the rolls 0, whichare supported by the screws D, which are mounted in apertures at theupper ends of the legs, said screws being securely fast to the rolls,while the shank of each screw is allowed to rotate in the aperture atthe upper end of the leg, and a thumb-screw D is provided on the outerend of each screw in order to hold the roll from turning. Mounted SerialNo. 21,684. No model.)

on the said screws are the folding braces F,

which are hinged together at theirinner ends, as at F, and the saidbraces are separated a slight distance from the folding legs by means ofwashers E, interposed between the braces and the legs, as shownclearlyin' Fig. 30f the drawings. These braces, which are arranged atopposite ends of the quilting-frame, are adapted to fold down as thelegs are folded together, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of thedrawings. Disposed along the length of the brace-sections are aperturesf, which allow the braces to be held at different locations on the saidscrews when it is desired for any pur' pose to bring the rolls nearertogether.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a quilting-frame constructed inaccordance with my invention will produce a frame which is easily andquickly adjusted both in a Vertical and lateral direction, holding thefabric taut by means of the folding braces,which are utilized and whenfolded will occupy a compact space.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is i The improved quilting-frame hereindescribed, consisting of the pivoted legs, the jointed braces extendingacross the ends of the frame, rolls held between the upper ends of thelegs and bearing against said braces, screws with threads at each endand unthreaded shank between the threads, said screws being passedthrough the upper ends of the legs and through the braces and rotatablein the same, with their inner threaded ends fast in the rolls, washersbetween the braces and legs, and thumb-nuts on the outer threaded endsof said screws, all substantially as herein shown and for the purposespecified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.V

' ANDREW' D. MOYE. \Vitnesses: t

WM. FAIRCLOTH, JAs. F. FLANnERs.

